Goose is a 6 year old American Pit Bull Terrier in South Bend, IN, who needs $2,000 for Cancer Treatment.

I've been a volunteer at South Bend Animal Resource Center for about three and a half years now. Goose was one of the first dogs I worked with. He was adopted by a family one Monday afternoon. They brought him back five days later. On the fifth day they had him, they went out to eat and left him at home by himself. Goose destroyed their living room. I was furious at their stupidity and adopted him

At a routine check-up, we discovered Goose has a tumor on his gums. The tumor turned out to be cancerous. He's been back at he vet several times, running up quite a bill. Tomorrow, Goose will go to the Purdue University School of Veterinary Science for treatment The expected cost can easily run up to twenty-three hundred dollars.

Goose lives with my and my other two dogs, Ruby and Buddy. Buddy and Goose play together. Goose also likes to go for walks around our neighborhood. Some of my neighbors love Goose almost as much as I do!

I'm retired. I get Social Security and a small pension each month. The cost of all this care will cost more than a month's income. I can't afford that. Goose and the other dogs are often the only company I have for days. They are, in many ways, my best friends.